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Local Scholarships
Connors Skilled Trades--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors looking for a career in the trades, (1) $1,000 scholarship.
"Forever Farming" Brent Possin Scholarship--Deadline: May 1st, 2025. For graduating seniors with a "passion for farming" looking for a degree in agriculture, (1) $500 scholarship.
Community Foundation of Ellendale Scholarship--Deadline: April 1, 2025. For graduating seniors planning on post secondary education. (2) $500 scholarships.
Community Foundation of Ellendale Medical/Education/Human Services --Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors looking for a career in the medical/health science, education, or human services field, (1) $500 scholarship.
CFETP - Community Foundation of Ellendale Trades Program--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors looking for a career in the trades (1) $500 scholarship.
ECAG - Ellendale Community Action Group--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors looking for a career in business, (1 ) $500 scholarship.
Darrol and Pauline Sponberg--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors, boy and girl planning on attending 2-4 year college, (2) $750 scholarships.
Don Eustice Memorial--Deadline: March 15, 2025, 4:30pm (mailed in). Graduating senior pursuing a career in law enforcement (multiple) $500-$1,000 scholarships.
E.F. Johnson--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors pursuing a science, math or technology related major, (1) $3,000 scholarships
Eddie Cochran Memorial--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors pursuing fine arts, (1) $1,000 scholarship.
Education Minnesota-NRHEG--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors entering college or technical school, (up to 5) $500 scholarships.
Federated Insurance--Deadline: April 15, 2025. For graduating seniors look for a career in business, (1) $1,000 scholarship.
Finly Budach Memorial--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors at a post secondary to further education in medical/health science or a field directly related to helping children, (up to 7) $1,000 scholarships.
Harold and Bonita Ackman/Myron and Caryn Wendt--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors furthering their education at any post-secondary, (1 or 2) $500 scholarships.
Ingeborg Rugroden Memorial--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors post secondary, teaching degree may have preference, (1) $1,000 scholarship.
Lions Club-Ellendale and New Richland--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors at a post-secondary school, (2) $500 scholarships.
Lyle and Helen Wayne Memorial--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors to further their education in the agricultural field, (1 or 2) $1,500 to $3,000 scholarships.
NRHEG Ag Education--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors enrolling in an agricultural program at any post-Secondary institute, (2) $300 scholarships.
Open Arm Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors who plan to attend a college or technical school, (1) $500 scholarship.
Steele Waseca Cooperative Electric--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors who plan to attend a college or technical school, (1) $500 scholarship.
Waseca County American Dairy Association--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For seniors pursuing a career in agriculture, (2) $300 scholarships.
Waseca County Sheriff's Posse Scholarship--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For seniors pursuing a career law enforcement, corrections, veterinary technical study, veterinary medicine, equine studies or agriculture industries (1 or more) up to $1,500 scholarship.
Waseca Sleigh and Cutter Festival--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For seniors planning to further their career in the fields of veterinarian, equine science, special needs children, (1) $500 scholarship.
Wayne Broecker Memorial--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors attending post secondary schools, (1) $1,400 scholarship.
Zola Mae Reese Memorial--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For graduating seniors attending a 4 year college, (2) $500 scholarships.
Owatonna Lions Trades Oriented Scholarship--Deadline: March 21, 2025. Open to all Steele County residents. For trades-oriented education, (multiple) $1,000 scholarships.
Maple Island Park Association Scholarships--Deadline: April 18, 2025. For graduating seniors, (up to 10) $2,000 scholarships.
Steele County Robert Chladek Academic Agribusiness Scholarship--Deadline: April 25, 2025. For graduating seniors who plan to study agribusiness at college or university, (up to $5,000).
Freeborn County Pork Producer Ambassador Scholarship--Deadline: April 1, 2025. For graduating seniors with plans to attend post-secondary School in agricultural related field or business related to pork industry, (1) $750.
Minnesota AFL-CIO Scholarship--Deadline: May 1, 2025. For a dependent of a union member whose local union is affiliated with the Minnesota AFL-CIO & straight "B" average, (5) $1,000.
Jeff Kath Memorial--Deadline: April 1, 2025. Graduating seniors interested in a 2 or 4-year college program. (1) $5,000.
New Richland Sportsman's Club Scholarship--Deadline: March 21, 2025. DNR related career: forestry, conservation, law enforcement, fishery or wildlife specialist. (1) $500.
Steele Waseca Electric Co-op--Deadline: March 21, 2025. Graduating seniors interested in a post-secondary degree.
Ellendale Fire Department Relief Scholarship--Deadline: March 21, 2025. Graduating NRHEG student interested in trade school or vocational degree. (3) $1,000.
NRHEG Ag Education Scholarship--Deadline: March 21, 2025. For students interested in agricultural programs, post-secondary.
Arcadian Bank Scholarship--Deadline: April 30, 2025. For graduating students interested in 2 or 4 year accredited university, college, or technical school. Up to $5,000 in scholarships.
Little Theatre of Owatonna Sarah Foreman Scholarship--Deadline: May 23, 2025. For post secondary. (1) $1,000.
Dulas Companies Scholarship--Deadline: April 5, 2025. For students interested in the skilled trades, diesel technology, heavy equipment operation or civil engineering. (3) $1,500.
Southern Lakes Angling & Spearing Assoc Scholarship--Deadline: April 25, 2025. $1,000+ offered to applicants pursuing a 2 or 4-year degree in a natural resources field or closely relate field. Submit to Tyler Fellows Southern Lakes Angling & Spearing Assoc.